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Layered Text Unit- Should foreign language classes be mandatory in schools? go to the Demonstration Lessons page to see a text set developed by Jacquelyn Schmidt of Laquey

See Argument Writing page for reality TV text set materials.

How to Adapt a Digital Text
  • To lower the reading level of any text, copy and paste it into a Word document.
  • Then go to File-Options-Proofing and select "readability."
  • When you run spell-check/grammar-check, the Flesch Readability rating will be calculated.
  • Shorten sentences and simplify complex descriptions and syntax. Re-run spell-check to see if you have reduced the text to the level you need.
  • If not, take another pass. Breaking up paragraphs can also reduce the reading level.

ReWordify copy and paste an article and it will simplify it for you

Teen Brain mini-unit revised to include adaptations made by Tara Clark


Use this template to record the elements of a mini-unit